Who this course is for:
- Beginner producers who want to get a professional sound quickly
- Intermediate/Expert producers who can't figure out what their tracks are missing
- Expert producers looking for fresh tips and techniques
What you'll learn:
- Compose and arrange a professional-sounding EDM track
- Set up a project for optimal workflow and flawless composition
- Create all elements of EDM including drum patterns, chord patterns, and bass-lines
- Principal synthesis and synthesiser techniques
- Vocal Processing: Doubling, Vocoders, Formant Shifting
- Arrangement tips and secrets to take EDM tracks to the next level
- Advanced mixing and mastering techniques to get your track signed by labels
- The Intensity Graph Concept for EDM production
- The Hidden Truth with Compression for EDM
Software version used in the course:
- FL Studio 20 - the course is universal though and different software may be used!
Whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or an expert producer, this course will teach you fresh and new techniques to take your EDM productions to the next level. After all, we're never truly finished learning - there's always something around the corner that we never saw coming!
What will you gain from completing the course
- Understand how EDM is structured, and the musical principles it's based upon
- Effectively structure and arrange a track for optimal flow
- Set up your project for good workflow
- Optimise your DAW's buffer length/size and set the correct sample rate for your project
- Be aware of swing time and how it can benefit your productions
- How to properly choose layers and build full and fat drum patterns, chord patterns, leads, vocals, etc.
- Be able to use automation and panning to create interest for the listener
- Tune audio to the correct key of your track
- Manipulate sounds by means of time stretching, formant shifting, vocoding, etc.
- Tweak and design your own synthesiser sounds using ADSR, Filters, VCO, LFO, etc.
- Create full and professional transitions that don't disrupt the flow
- Be aware of driving elements and intensity line graphs
- How to prepare your project for a full mixdown
- Mix an EDM track using EQ, Compression, Saturation, etc.
- Use plugins to achieve stereo width and depth
- Sidechain elements to each other, including effects
- Locate and correct phase issues in your track
- Access to an exclusive Facebook group of fellow students. Receive feedback, engaging discussions, and more!
- Master your track to the correct LUFS levels for streaming sites such as Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, etc.
Additional Content:
- Correctly hunt for labels and send your demos
- Various PDFs and links to additional reading/study
- 3 intensive projects so I can see how well you understand the material, and give you feedback to improve your productions
I share everything I know with you. You're gaining 10+ years of music production knowledge in one complete course.
The music industry is an extremely closed and competitive one. I don't think that's fair. If more producers were aware of the production secrets behind professional tracks, we'd have a lot more talented musicians in the EDM community!
What's in it for me? Personally, I dislike the competitive community that music producers find themselves in. I want to share my knowledge with other producers so that they may grow, learn, and teach me new techniques as well. I also have a passion for teaching, and whenever I see a student succeed with something, it gives me a great feeling - like an addiction!
EDM - Electronic Dance Music Complete Music Production will cover the following topics:
Section 1 - Introduction And Course Overview
- Introduction And Overview
- Course Resources
Section 2 - Structure And Project Set-up
- Characteristics Of EDM
- Breaking Down Structure 1
- Breaking Down Structure 2
- Setting Up Your Project
- Optimising Your DAW
Section 3 - Building Drums
- Using Swing
- Main Elements Of Drums
- Finding Suitable Drum Samples
- Constructing A Drum Pattern
- Using Panning
- Automating Parameters
- Tuning Samples
- Manipulating Samples
Section 4 - Building Chords
- Constructing Chord Patterns
- Choosing Instruments For Chords
Section 5 - Making And Modifying Synthesisers
- Introduction
- Components
- Tweaking
- Making Your Synth Sounds
Section 6 - Building Bass
- Main Elements Of EDM Bass
- Constructing A Bass Pattern
- Choosing Bass Sounds
- Making Bass Sounds
Section 7 - Building Leads
- Main Elements Of Leads
- Constructing Lead Patterns
- Choosing Lead Sounds
- Making Lead Sounds
Section 8 - Building Pads And Strings
- Pads vs. Strings
- Choosing Pad Sounds
- Making Pad Sounds
- Choosing String Instruments
- Synthesised Strings
Section 9 - Using Loops
- Internal vs. External Loops
- Using External Loops
- Adding Variation To Internal Loops
Section 10 - Effects For EDM
- Main Elements Of EDM Effects
- Choosing Effects
- Making Effects
Section 11 - Vocals
- Introduction
- Phrases
- Hooks
- Loops
- Chops
- Sampled Vocals
Section 12 - Manipulating Vocals
- Introduction
- Formant Shifting
- Vocoders
- Doubling
- Layers
Section 13 - Points Of Note
Section 14 - Transitions
- Transitions
- The Easiest Transition
- Drum Fills
- Vocal Shouts
- Instrumental Transitions
- Silence As A Transition
- The Big Hit
- Effect Transitions
- A Combination Transition
Section 15 - Filler Elements And Extra
- Using Filler And Extra
- External Loops As Filler And Extra
- Tone And Drop Blasters
- Synths As Filler And Extra
- Effects As Filler And Extra
- The Reverb Swell
Section 16 - PROJECT 1 - Mini Track
- The Mini Project
- Link Submission
Section 17 - Arrangement Tips For Professional Sound
- Introduction
- Driving Elements
- The Intensity Line Graph
- Forming The Main Idea
- Where To Start
Section 18 - Mixdown
Section 19 - BeforeThe Mixing
Section 20 - Equalisation
- EQ For Mixing
- How To Use EQ
- The Presence Zone
- Instruments 1
- Instruments 2
- Bass
- Drums
- Vocals
- Using EQ For Effect
- Mid/Side EQ
Section 21 - Compression And Limiting
- Compression For Mixing
- Determining When To Use Compression
- How To Use Compression
- For Instruments
- For Bass
- For Drums
- For Vocals
- Glue Compression
- Multiband Compression
- Limiters
- The Misconstrued Truth With Compression For EDM
Section 22 - Saturation
- Saturation For Mixing
- How To Use Saturation
- For Instruments
- For Bass
- For Drums
- For Vocals
Section 23 - Reverb
- Reverb For Mixing
- How To Use Reverb
Section 24 - Delay
- Delay For Mixing
- How To Use Delay
- Slapback Delay
- Adding Effects To Delays
Section 25 - Stereo Imaging
- For Mixing
- Using Panning For Wide Mixes
- Using The Haas Effect
- Microshifting
- Using Reverb/Delay For Depth
- Using Stereo Enhancing Plugins
- For Low Frequencies
Section 26 - Phase
- Phase For Mixing
- Locating And Correcting Phase Issues
- Phase Issues: Follow-Up
Section 27 - Sidechaining
- For Mixing
- Compression For Volume Control
- Compression For Effect Control
- Compression For Ducking
- Peak Controlling
Section 28 - Extra Effects
- For Mixing
- Phasers
- Flangers
- Chorus
- Filters
Section 29 - Mixing Technique
- Using The Mixer For Stereo Separation (FL Studio Only)
- How To Mix Fader Levels
- Section 30 - PROJECT 2 - Mixing Project
- Mixing Project
- Link Submission
Section 31 - Essential Mastering
- Introduction
- EQ For Mastering
- Compression For Mastering
- Stereo Enhancers For Mastering
- Limiters For Mastering
- Checking The Track’s Levels
- Rendering The Final Track
Section 32 - PROJECT 3 - The Big Project
- The Big Project
- Link Submission
Section 33 - Wrap Up
Section 34 - Extra Tip!
- Sending Your Tracks To Record Labels
